Green Beans and Potatoes in Tomato Sauce

Green Beans and Potatoes

Simple summer dish with flat green beans and potatoes. This was one of my favorite dinner dishes as a child, unfortunately can’t say the same about my children’s favorites. There are only a few veggie dishes they’d eat. My mom would make this meal as soon as flat green beans and young potatoes were in season. As many of my summertime veggie dishes , this one too, is very light in calories, flavorful and super easy to make. I am planning on sharing more summertime light meal ideas, so stay tuned for those and for now try and see how you like this one.

Hope you try my recipe for green beans and potatoes, and like it as much as I do.

Happy cooking !

Ingredients

1 ½ -2 lbs ( about 750 grams) flat green beans

1-1 ½ lbs mini potatoes, any kind of small potatoes or the ones with fine skin

1 large onion

Green or red chili peppers, hot or mild to your taste, I also like adding shishito peppers

3-4 garlic cloves

2 medium tomatoes, fresh, or an entire can of crushed tomatoes

Fresh herbs : cilantro, parsley, dill, basil 1-2 tbs of each

1-2 tbs red pepper paste

3-4 tbs olive oil

1-2 tsp ground black pepper

Salt to taste

Directions

Start by washing and cooking your veggies

Cook the potatoes until tender

Remove the tips of green beans and slice into about 1” wide diamond shapes, cook until tender

While the veggies are cooking, prepare the tomato sauce

Thinly slice the onions lengthwise

Cut the tomatoes into small cubes

Grate or mince the garlic

Slice the peppers into thin strips, remember to remove the seeds

Chop the herbs finely

Making the sauce

In a large skillet or low pot combine olive oil, onions and sauté until onions are tender